Northern Summit on the Social Economy, Yellowknife

A Northern Summit on the Social Economy will be held November 21-23, 2011 in Yellowknife, NT.

Over the past five years, the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada (SERNNoCa) has been engaged in an exciting research collaboration with universities, northern colleges, community organizations and students to examine the social economy in Northern Canada. As part of these activities we will host a Northern Summit on the Social Economy in order to share research information and hear from social economy organizations. Building sustainable, vibrant communities is the result of careful planning with information and resources that supports their development. We will examine how the social economy currently addresses the pressing social and economic issues facing northern communities and how it might be applied further to assist these communities.

The presentations will feature information sharing by researchers and those who work daily in the sector. This will include the views and ideas as well as some of the research activities that have been happening in the Northwest Territories. The input and suggestions are valuable contributions to creating a complete understanding of the social economy and finding effective ways to build and support this sector. The discussions will combine presentations of some of the research of SERNNoCa and our partners with a panel discussion involving social economy organizations. There will also be small group discussions paired with larger plenary sessions to develop recommendations to take forward for future action, research requirements and to various levels of government. We want to look at best practices and ways that organizations are able to continue and build their operations.

If you have any questions or would like more information contact Bryany Denning (Institute for Circumpolar Health Research) at the NWT SERNNoCa office at bryany.denning@ichr.ca or 867-873-9337.

Click here to listen to Rajiv Rawat from the SERNNoCa NWT office discuss the Northern Summit on the Social Economy held in Yellowknife on CBCNorth

Click here to watch SERNNoCa theme coordinator Frances Abele of Carleton University present her chapter "Use it or lose it" from the book How Ottawa Spends on CBC's Northbeat (skip to minute 5:00-7:06)

Click here to listen to Nick Falvo, Carleton University and Arlene Hache, Centre for Northern Families discuss the state of the public housing system in the North on CBC North radio